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PUBLISHED JUNE 30, 1970 875 O.G. 71d

2 T875,029 MASKING OF ODORS 0F PROCESSED PHOTO- GRAPHIC ELEMENTS AND PROCESSING COMPOSITIONS Raymond Snellman and Henry J. Fassbender, both Kodak Park Division, Rochester, N.Y. 14650 Filed Jan. 2, 1970, Ser. No. 388

Int. Cl. G03c 5/30 US. Cl. 96-66 N0 Drawing. 13 Pages Specification Certain odor masking compositions, such as carvone, ionone and pincne are incorporated into a photographic element to mask any processing odor. The use of such compounds in the top layer of a photographic element adapted for rapid processing followed by stabilization is suitable, The element can contain a silver halide developing agent. Other compounds useful for masking odor can also be employed in a processing composition, such as an activator solution or stabilizer solution. 

